Telegram-herald., 1887-08-30

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The great center of attraction las. night
wAs tie session Of the Common Council.
sad long besofe Mayor Dlksm2a sounded
tas gsgel fog order tAe lobby vas pretty
vel nl.ed w-ta speetsIors. The lawmakers
we're present a. tns appointed hour. but tvo
beng sbssnt an1 The interest manifested
reminded one CT the inaugural session
oniy more 80 There we're questions OF
deep moment 70 be dIscassed-the Mayors
yesO wss on tap among other things OF i'm
portaaee.
The com mittee in charge Of the Labor
Day celebration sent IA an invitation for
the SC0acil 10 review tie pzra9e. Accepted
Ihs same coDlmlIiee asked permission 10
Uss fulton street PARK september 3. Tor the
purpose Of having their speaking done
there. Granted. several property owners
asked permission 20 construct railway
nom the junction Of the D., u. IL. IA.
k9ad To Tie southern limits OF the city
along the WeaL bank Of the river. A re-
mons.rancs As received from several citi-
zens against toe building OF the Belt Line.
Referred 10 the Oommll-.e on streets and
Ordinances.
The cable street Railway Company asked
permission 10 amend the petition for .
franchise 10 tie northern part Of the city. TO
run scr0ss sixth and out into the Sixth
ward as mentioned IN the TELEGRAM HEE-
AID yesterday morning Placed on nle.
TWO lengthy communications were re-
ceiyed. signed by numerous property hold
ers. ia70nug the building OF the Jefferson
Avenue. State ana Cherry Street line. both
oi which we're placed on file
The Old question OF saloon licenses being
violated on Sunday came up which
brought Aid. BEenner 10 his feet in defense
or the sAlCOnkeepers.
Alderman LaURiero said the matter had
become perfect farce-boys play he
was il favor Cf making the saloOnists live
UD 10 the law.
AID. DeGraaf said the Council had grant
ed permission 20 keep open until II o'clock
and he believed the majority OF them bad
lived up 10 the rule. aud If any OF them
| did keep open Sunday ne wanted 70 see
them punished. Now Is the time TO test the
validity Of the law. AID. Shanahen also
favored the enforcement OF the ordinance
Is now was the time to show them The
Council meant business. Aid. Brenner
not being satisfied with his former remarks
said he didn't believe the Council could re-
woke a license and the law would sustain
| him.
| The City Attorneys opinion was asked
| As 10 opening saloon Tor Legitimate pur-
| poses whether il would be a violation. He
said il would not. The case referred 10 in
| this discussion was that of J. V. Pulte of
| so South lonia-st., who pleaded guilty and
| paid fine. The motion 10 revoke the
| license w2s carried by tell vote except
| that of Brenner and Huntly.
| Through their attorney, w. A Smith, the
| Grand Rapids Lansing & Detroit road petit
toned for right OF way to Island-st. Re
| ferred TO the Committee on Streets. The
Poundmaster ask d for assistance to enable
| him 70 catch the unlicensed dogs. Tabled.
The Committee on Buildings, ia their re-
port on coal contracts, reported that they
would nesf no coal until March L for the
new city hall, but favored closing contract
| for what vas needed at that time at the
price named, S6.4S and S6,73. as offered by
| Keith q FOllett.
The Committee on Ordinances, who had
the matter Of amending the ordinances in
relation TO keeping pooling and billiard
NIT minors after 9 D. m. recommended its
passage. Adopted.
| The same committee having been in
| structed to draft an ordinance relative 10
/ building the Jeiierson-ave., state and Cher
ry-st. line of street railway, reported in
substance as follows: That the line be
built commencing on East Fulton TO Jeffer-
s0n-aye. 70 Siate-st., up State TO Cherry ct,
! thence 70 Esst-st.; a double track to the in
/ tersecti0n of Cherry-st. and from there a
single track, until such time rs the city
| shall regrsde the street. then the comuany
| to lay double track; wood pavemcnts to
| ne laid between all such tracks, all under
| the direction OF the Board of Public Works.
/ The ordinance also provides for the proper
repairing OF said railway at any time the
| city authorizes also for the removing of
\ Il Al
/ on; the road to be completed and equipped
| with rolling stock By the 18th cay OF Octo-
ber 1857. The most important point OF the
ordinance was to make this line a cOnnec-
| ton with the present Eighth Ward Line az
4 CsmDau Place. one fare for the entire line
| Alderman Davidson remarked the company
have agresd to DO this. Alderman Mckee
said. "Of course they will for We want it,
| and want il bad"
| A motion TO lay the ordinance on the
! taDie one week was lost Aid Davidson
then moved that the ordinance do now
pass. Il was carried by the following vote:
/ Geas-Alds. Davidson. Eisenhardt, Hay-
ward. Euntly, Launniere, Morris, hcKee
| Saunders, Stewart. shanahan-10. Nays
| Brsnnsr, DeGraaf Stein-3. Absent
| Creous, Doyle, Pantlind-S.
The Mayors expected veto was not forth
/ coming and the crowd having become
!
| room in great numbers.
A motion 20 pass 80 ordinsnoe governing
| the building Of the proposed Bovnfon din
! in- line we're laid on the table one week.
The City Clerk presented three bids for
/ furnishing the City Hall The first was
| from the Consnt Furniture Company. of
| Toledo, Offering 70 furnish the hall at $l7.-
| 500. the second bid was from the Burschse
! Furniture Company, Of Chicago. at s16.-
f2.9s, snd the third was from the Phmnix
1 Furniture Company. Of Grand Rapids. for
/ s17, ,193. ali of which we're referred to the
Com5aittee on Buildings
The veto Of Mayer Diksman relative TO
/ purchasing a horse and WAGON for 'hs
Pau1dnaster was res5 and placed o. 6 4.
Alderman ktsenhsret presen ed a Yss1an
ten for street rsil Fay from Lyon along
/ Barclay 60 East B1dEe, on Ccit-sve. to
/ Ir0seriSge 81. thence on Clancy % and
across she u q. II. 81 N. track. aud that
t1s Grand Rapids Street Rsiiwsy Corr sanv
fls their sccepsancs of the same <ishsn ths
| specified time Adopted